Volume 6 of 8. Workmen and Heroes. These volumes are a series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than two hundred of the most prominent personages in history. Found in each volume are sketches by notable authors, each penning a short sketch of the persons who made history interesting. Each volume is handsomely illustrated with photogravures, wood engravings and typogravures by artists famous in their own right.